In the capital of Great Xia.
Those watching the satellite feed chuckled as they exchanged glances.
The current appearance of the Eight-Headed Serpent was simply hilarious.
Its continuously battered heads were swollen like pigs' snouts.
At first glance, who would have imagined that these were once terrifying serpent heads?
Amidst the laughter, they also felt relieved.
After all,
based on the current situation, the Eight-Headed Serpent was no match for the figure before it.
On the scene.
"Roar!"
At this moment, the Eight-Headed Serpent finally reacted.
It roared open its mouth, and an enormous serpent tail suddenly whipped towards Ao Yuan.
"Hmph!"
Ao Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he easily dodged the attack with a slight sidestep.
"Roar roar roar!"
The Eight-Headed Serpent roared repeatedly, "You deserve to die! You deserve to die!"
"I will definitely annihilate you!"
As it roared, five of its heads surged towards Ao Yuan in unison.
It was evident that Ao Yuan's relentless blows had filled it with rage.
At this very moment,
it cared for nothing else but to destroy Ao Yuan.
"Five heads? Hahaha! What is there to fear!"
Ao Yuan laughed heartily, then raised his fist and brought it down with a thunderous force.
As it descended, a rich red light emerged from his hand, tightly enshrouding it.
Boom!
A deafening roar echoed.
The first serpent head that had attacked Ao Yuan was sent flying.
Then,
Ao Yuan did not pause. He swiftly threw several more punches.
Bang bang bang!
Instantly, the remaining four heads were also sent flying by Ao Yuan's blows.
"Roar!"
In the void, the Eight-Headed Serpent writhed its body, and a flicker of horror crossed its pained eyes.
It had never expected,
never in its wildest dreams, that Ao Yuan would be so powerful.
"Roar!"
"I will kill you!"
Shock gave way to fury.
It was a divine being, and being beaten was one thing, but to not inflict a single scratch on its opponent,
while its own body bore several wounds.
"Poisonous mist!"
The Eight-Headed Serpent suddenly roared, and all eight heads opened their mouths, spewing out a thick black mist.
The eight streams of black mist converged into a single mass, appearing from afar like a colossal black cloud.
The black cloud was immense, shrouding cities near the border of Great Xia.
Looking at the black mist, a fierce glint flashed in the Eight-Headed Serpent's eyes, "I have refined this poisonous mist for thousands of years!"
"No matter who it is, even a god, upon contact, they will suffer eternally or die a tragic death."
"Let's see how you resist this time!"
As the Eight-Headed Serpent spoke, a look of vengeful satisfaction crossed its face, "And you said you wanted to protect them?"
"My poison can have such a powerful effect on gods, you can imagine its potency on ordinary people."
"Let's see how you protect them this time!"
Upon hearing this,
before Ao Yuan could act,
Xie Churan, the soldiers of Great Xia, and Elder Long and the others watching through the satellite feed had expressions of extreme alarm.
Because they all knew the answer to the Eight-Headed Serpent's words.
If a poisonous mist that even gods could not withstand were to be encountered by ordinary people,
did the consequences need to be stated?
It was easy to imagine that it would result in widespread devastation.
Unconsciously, Elder Long and the others fixed their gazes on the human figure.
It seemed...
he was the only one who could prevent this tragedy from happening now.
But could he do it?
The crowd exchanged glances, and the worry in their eyes was palpable.
On the screen,
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The spewed poisonous mist seemed to be stirred by the wind, inching its way towards Ao Yuan.
Although its speed was slow, it carried an overwhelmingly dense aura of death that everyone could sense.
"You should... you should run!"
"Yes, run quickly, you're no match for it!"
"We won't blame you!"
...
Ao Yuan, suspended in mid-air, quietly observed the mass of poisonous mist wreathed in the dense aura of death.
At this moment,
he could hear the desperate cries from the ground below.
"My words are always my bond!"
Ao Yuan said calmly, his boundless spiritual energy surging and spreading.
Drip drip drip.
A ball of azure light suddenly emanated from Ao Yuan's body and enveloped him and the poisonous mist, effectively separating the rest of Great Xia's cities from the miasma.
"Oh?"
The Eight-Headed Serpent's eyes slightly narrowed upon seeing this, "Is it trying to contain the poisonous mist?"
"Then I'd like to see what power you have to withstand such a potent poisonous mist!"
It was not angry, but rather, incredibly excited.
Because,
its target had always been Ao Yuan; the others were merely incidental.
Furthermore, if Ao Yuan could be annihilated, the fate of the others would be at its whim.
"What... what is he doing?"
Elder Long stammered, staring at the projection from the satellite feed.
"He'll die this way!"
Hearing Elder Long's words, no one dared to reply.
They all lowered their heads in silence, their spirits crushed.
"He will be fine."
After a long silence, a resolute voice rang out.
Upon hearing this, Elder Long and the others did not reply, but simply stared blankly at the screen.
He desperately wanted to protect the remaining citizens of Great Xia.
If sacrificing a small portion could preserve the majority, Elder Long believed he could make that decision without hesitation.
But...
when he saw this unknown, mysterious strongman choose this course of action, his heart felt inexplicably heavy.
At this moment!
The poisonous mist, contained within the barrier, quickly began to spread outwards.
Within the azure light, black mist raged.
In an instant, it filled the entire mist.
And at this point, the original human figure was no longer visible to the naked eye.
He!
Had been swallowed by the poisonous mist.
"Hahahaha!"
The Eight-Headed Serpent roared with laughter, its eight slitted pupils already envisioning Ao Yuan's end.
"How can someone be so foolish? To sacrifice themselves for a bunch of ants, hahahaha!"
However,
before its laughter could even fade,
"Awooooo!"
Suddenly, a resonant dragon's roar echoed through the sky.
Following it, a heart-pounding aura suddenly enveloped the entire scene.
The next moment!
A rift was torn through the thick black mist.
It was a burst of golden light!
Accompanying the golden light, earth-shattering thunderclaps began to resound from the heavens.
As if thunder was rolling and gathering above.
"Dragon... dragon's roar, it's Ao Yuan!"
"He's saved!"
Elder Long and his group, watching the satellite feed, suddenly stiffened. Hope blazed in their eyes.
"Tribulation lightning?"
"No, it's not tribulation lightning!"
"It's the aura of tribulation lightning!"
At the same time, on the scene, the Eight-Headed Serpent sensed a terrifying aura emanating.
It looked at the azure light with pupils that shrank in shock. Suddenly, it seemed to realize something.
"Ao... Ao Yuan!"
"You are Ao Yuan!"
The instant it screamed!
The scene underwent a cataclysmic change.
A lightning bolt, resembling a dragon, suddenly split through the thick black mist in the void!
As if drawn by an invisible force, it hurtled towards the azure light!
...